Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 14, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 14, 1995
Start: 1995-05-14T17:25
End: 1995-05-14T23:07
Location: Texas

May 14, 1995 · 25 events in 8 counties and zones

14 hail, 6 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $903,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

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Event by event

14 hail, 6 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 14, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, San Angelo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Tom Green

When: May 14, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Water Valley
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.670, -100.750

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 14, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Orient
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, San Angelo
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Runnels

When: May 14, 6:23 PM CST
Where: Runnels County, Miles
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.831, -99.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Concho

When: May 14, 6:33 PM CST
Where: Concho County, Lowake
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.520, -100.080

Hail, Concho

When: May 14, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Concho County, Eden
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 31.327, -99.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Tom Green

When: May 14, 6:44 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Mereta to to Eola
Rating: F3
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $300,000
Coordinates: 31.470, -100.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: May 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Abilene
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Signs and large tree limbs were blown down west of ACU Hill in the northern part of Abilene.

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: May 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Caps
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: May 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Wso Abilene
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tent was blown down at the fairgrounds one mile northwest of the weather office.

Tornado, Tom Green

When: May 14, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Vancourt
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.330, -100.180

Tornado, Tom Green

When: May 14, 7:14 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Mereta
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $150,000
Coordinates: 31.450, -100.300

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 14, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Eola
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Concho

When: May 14, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Concho County, Eola
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 31.400, -100.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Concho

When: May 14, 7:23 PM CST
Where: Concho County, Vick
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 31.327, -99.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 14, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Vancourt
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When: May 14, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Vancourt
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 14, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Vancourt
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Milam

When: May 14, 8:41 PM CST
Where: Milam County, Baird
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.786, -96.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was blown down across a county road.

Hail, Archer

When: May 14, 9:31 PM CST
Where: Archer County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: May 14, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: May 14, 10:46 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: May 14, 10:46 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilbarger

When: May 14, 11:07 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.081, -99.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Late evening thunderstorms in North Texas dropped hail as large as half dollars 3 miles northwest of Vernon in Wilbarger County.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1995 Warnings in Texas, May 1995

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10355923, 10355924, 10355925, 10355926, 10353065, 10352310, 10352311, 10355927, 10352959, 10352960, 10352961, 10355928, 10355929, 10355930, 10352312, 10352313, 10355931, 10355932, 10355933, 10353872, 10348199, 10355386, 10355387, 10355388, 10355473.